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Lithium batteries should be recycled as should all batteries.  Most retailers take these back as they are required to do by law although it may not be obvious and you may have to ask.  Electric car batteries in particular may no longer be any good for turning the wheels on the EV but may have other uses.  Nissan are using old Leaf batteries to  power mobile machines in its factories.Vapes should be taken back to the shop that you bought them from and disposables swapped for a new vape but they are being found in litter bins.  It is those in particular which are just being binned as people don't seem to realise that they have a battery and should be recycled.  Batteries can cause fires so shouldn't be added to household recycling or rubbish bins.Vapes aren't as inocuous as first believed as an alternative to tobacco and from reports users definitely seem to be getting hooked on them and they can also cause lung disease:https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/evali#:~:text=EVALI%20is%20a%20serious%20medical,vapor%20that%20can%20be%20inhaled.What is worrying is that so many teenagers are using these:https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/generation-vape-how-london-s-teens-became-hooked-b1034801.htmlhttps://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/10/26/gigafactories-are-recycling-old-ev-batteries-into-new-onesAlso check out V2H and V2G charging (Vehicle to Home and Vehicle to Grid) which is being worked on.https://www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/how-to-recycle-electronics/what-electronics-can-be-recycled/recycling-batteries-2/

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